Yaouk (/ˈjaɪjæk/) is a locality in the Snowy Monaro Region, New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It lies in open grassland valleys surrounded by mountains on both sides of the Murrumbidgee River, downstream from and east of the Tantangara Dam, north of Adaminaby, east of the Kosciuszko National Park and south of the Namadgi National Park in the Australian Capital Territory, but separated from it by the mountainous Scabby Range. It is about 110 km south of Canberra and about 75 km northwest of Cooma. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 25.[1]
Yaouk New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Murrumbidgee River at Yaouk | |||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() Yaouk Location in New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 35°48′57″S 148°48′02″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 25 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2629 | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Snowy Monaro Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
Region | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
County | Cowley | ||||||||||||||
Parish | Yaouk | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Monaro | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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Yaouk is named after the Yaouk Run, a 4,096 hectare "squatter's run" first held by Henry Hall in 1838.[4]
Yaouk has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Towns and localities in the Snowy Monaro Regional Council local government area | |
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Rural places |
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Main Article: Local government areas of New South Wales |
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